Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-26

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crowded TO the utmost limit OF their capacity for
accommodation by the sudden enormous rush 10
the city on thoasanns OF the pleasure-sekers
Cannes Nice. Mentone and san Reno all OF which
We're thronged with visitors when the earthquakes
came.
The weather az Monte Carlo is beautiful aud tho
refugees from the shattered towns who have re-
covered from their fright are making the most of
IL. The harbor is filled with yachts
An enormous Influx of fugitiyeS from the Riviera
has invaded Marsellles. The hotels and lodging
persons arrived there on Thursday and Friday.
Printer~' Wages i'm Chicago.
An ANICABLE AGREEMENT REACHED WITH TIE
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS.
CHICAGO. Feb. GA committee of the Chicago
Daily Newspaper association and a committee
terday and agreed on a new scale or wages. Com
positors Will henceforth receive as cents per LOCO
ems on morning newspapers and III cents on even
ing papers Advertisements win he set hy the
week. No change was made In the hours. Tho
agreement viii remain In force five years. begin
ming March 5th- Changes In the agreement eau
difficulties are 10 be settled 10y ioint cominittes
composed OF two members OF the newspaper asso-
citation and Typographical union. which. Ii unable
To agree, Will elect an arbitrator, whose decision
shall be iinai and binding upon ali parties
Gen. Butter Has a Had Fall.
NEW YORK, Feb. GA dispatch from Philadel-
phia says: Gen. Benz. L. Butler had a fall on a
slippery wooden sidewalk in this city this MORN
ing, causing severe wrench or possibly disloca-
ton OF the shoulder He is all right otherwise and
lett Philadelphia to-day for Boston
Alexander Has n had Night.
DARMsTADT, Feb. 26-Prince Alexander of Bat
tenberg, according TO the bulletin furnished the
physicians attending him, ''passed a bad night"
District Government Affair.
THE ENGINEER LICENSE BIZ.
The District Commissioners have written a letter
TO the President In relation 10 the bill TO regulate
steam engineering In the District in which they
rected TO the engineer acting without license
and not to the employer. and that engineers EN-
pioyed in the federal buildings and departments
should be excepted from the provisions OF the act
But in spite OF its defects they think the bin should
be allowed to pass It is TOO late TO have prop
erly amended at this session, and It's provisions are
OF the utmost Importance 10 the District.
FIRE ESCAPES.
The building inspector is already in receipt OF Q
dozen or more Inventions In IRE escape appliances,
which are submitted by the inventors for aI-
proval and adoption by the IRE escape commits
having good opportunity 10 select an Invention.
which may be adopted as a standard, as they re-
celve q new one almost every day.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report of the health ofncer for the week
ending last Saturday shows the following:
Number OF deaths rs; white ~, colored %: death
rate per 600 per annum, white is "a coored n ss
total population 1879; 20 Were under years of
age and 20 over 60 years The principal causes ot
phod fever, .; malarial fever, .; scarlet fever, .;
pneumonia, 4; bronchitis, g. Births reported: IS
90 colored females Marriages reported: q white:
cOlored.
THE Z STREET RINK AGAIN.
Mr.. Strasburger and his attorney, Representative
Compton, were again before the CoinmlSsio hers
yesterday, In regard to the building OF theater on
the premises occupied by 81. rink, but the Com
missioners declined 10 grant q building permit
until the consent OF a majority OF the property
holders In the vicinity has been obtained, afver
which the matter OF is suing q permit viii b
optional with them.
rN<1Fv NC nav
Lyman II. Lamb reports that on the afternoon
OF November %, 1886, one OF his horses fell into
b street southwest sustaining injuries that dis
abled the animal from all service for a period of
| about four weeks, and he claims as damages ths
FIVE TEAR NUISANCE.
"For 1ve years writes :. G. Thompson 10 tho
street northwest morning and evening. Inall that
time there has been scarcely day that have nos
uttered a maledict1on upon the city government
that could allow such nuisance that existing
for all that time I'm the footway OF 1902 14th street.
In dry weather 1t is a dust hole; In wet weather
mud holeI"
THANKING THE POLICE.
Col John NJ Wilson, commissioner or public
Moore) rendered his thanks 10 Lieut. Guy, OF the
police, and the officers and men under him, for
their efficient services at the White House recep-
tions during the season Just closed The letter
says: Fortunately, as a rule, an American crowd
on such occasions is always good tempered, and
were not ready TO lend US their assistance in pre-
venting confusion"
BUILDING REGULATION AMENDED.
The following order was issued to-day bv the
District Commissioners: That section six Of the
building regulations is hereby amended by the adi-
tion OF the following: sand such permit shall bo
valid and in force for such period In each case
not exceeding eighteen months, as the inspector
OF buildings shah determine and inscribe upon
the face thereof"
have been issued by Inspector Entw1se as follows:
James E. Mason, erect twelve brick dwellings,
q, 600; Jackson street, between LIST and n. Capi-
tol streets. VIM. I. Lewis, erect three frame dwell
lfngs, g.. 400: two on Gales street. 18th and 1oth
streets, and one on 10th street. between Benning's
road and Gales street northeast
MIsCEIIANEoUs.
Private d. c. Hamilton has been fined SOS by the
police trial board for spending forty-nve minutes
on duty.
MrCampbell Darlington desires authority TO OBJ
tain from the license clerk the 'list OF statesmen
who have made afdavits as principals" in tho
city during the past four years
Rev. DR.. Cushbert Resigns.
Rev. Dr. Cuthbert, the pastor OF the First Bap-
tist church Q3th-street, has resigned, and hrs
resignation has been accepted. The pulpit Is now
vacant, but will be supplied temporarily TIL Q
formal call can be made and accepted. The con-
gregation, after delaying action for some weeks,
owing TO their unw1llingnesS 70 part with their
pastor, finally accepted the resignation with tbo
kindest expressions for his future welfare and
the church for seventeen years, and this unusu-
ally long pastorate has united the pastor and peo
pie closely together. DIR. Cuthbert's health du-
ring the past few years has not been good, and h6